diff --git a/man2/symlink.2 b/man2/symlink.2
index 32bb7159c..d82c0ec5b 100644
--- a/man2/symlink.2
+++ b/man2/symlink.2
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ A directory component in
 .I linkpath
 does not exist or is a dangling symbolic link, or
 .I target
-is the empty string.
+is an empty string.
 .TP
 .B ENOMEM
 Insufficient kernel memory was available.